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18-52, the amount charged by the person wit~hdrawing the saw~01e shall be taxed 8z part of the costs' of the crLminal case ~d shall be paid into the general ftuud of the state treasury. (i) In any trial for a violation of Section 18-52, this section shall not otherwise 1Lmit the introduction of any relevant evidence bearirg upq. n arg question at issue before the court, and the court shall~ regard- less of the result of the bload test or tests, if any, comzider such other relevant evidence of the condition of the accused, as shall be admissible in evidence. The failure of an accused to per,~dt a sample of his blood to be withdrawn for a chamical test to detel~mine the alcoholic content there- of is not evidence and shall not be subject to comr~ent at the trial of the case, nor shall the fact that a blood test has been offere~ the accused be evidence or the subject of comment. 'Ii) The form referred to in paragraph (c) shall contain a brief statement of the law requi~ing the taking of a blood sample and the penalty for refusal, a declarazion of refusal and lines for the signature .of the person from whom the blood sample is sought~ the date and the si~ture of a ~ritness to the s~aing. If such person reDases or fails to execute such declaration, the committing j ~ustice, clerk or assistant clerk shall certify sueD., fact and that the commz~t~ng .justice, clerk or assistant clerk advised the person s_~rested that SUCh re~sal or fail'ure~ if fo ~und to be ur~easonable, constitutes gromnd, s for the revocation of such oerson's license to drive. The co...~_r~tting or issuirg justice, clerk or assistant clerk shall forthwith issue a warrant chargirg the person releasing to take the test to deter~dne the alcoholic content of his blood with violation of this section.- ~ne wak~rant shall be executed in the same m~mner as criminal wgu~ant s. (k) The executed declaration of refusal or the ce~ificate of the ccm~itting justice, as the case may be, shall be attached to the r~ut and shall be forwarded by the committf~g justice, clerk or assistant clerk to the course in which the offense of driving ~mnder the ir~f~uence of intoxicsunts shall be tried. (1) ~.en the cour~ receives the declaration of refusal or cer- tificate referred to ~ paragraph (k) together with the warrant chargimg the defendant with re_~si~g to sub,it to ~ving a sample of b~s blood te/<en for the detern, dnation of the alcoholic content thereof, the court shall fix a date for the trial of such ws_~t at such vitae s~ the co~t shall designate but subsequent to the defends~t's erimir~l trial for drivLng ~mnder the ~_nfiuence of intoxicants. (m) The declsr~ation of refusal or certificate under paragraph (k)~ as the case m~ be, shall be prim.,~ facie evidence that the defends_hr refused to submAt to the taking of a simple of b~is blood to determine the. alcoholic contaut thereof as pro-~_ded hereir~foove. However ~ this shall